If anything this proves what everyone already knows: it's the SEC and then everyone else. Stop trying to even remotely put the ACC in that category because it's ridiculous.

It's just as ridiculous to maintain the B1G is above the ACC when the numbers don't prove that. But the overarching point was that ESPN is perceived to have a heavy bias towards the Southeast, when the reality is the two conferences situated in the Southeast and whom primarily recruit in the Southeast produce more NFL players than any other conference. Henceforth ESPN isn't as much biased as just correct in the assessment that the top players in the country by and large come from the Southeast.

It's just as ridiculous to maintain the B1G is above the ACC when the numbers don't prove that. But the overarching point was that ESPN is perceived to have a heavy bias towards the Southeast, when the reality is the two conferences situated in the Southeast and whom primarily recruit in the Southeast produce more NFL players than any other conference. Henceforth ESPN isn't as much biased as just correct in the assessment that the top players in the country by and large come from the Southeast.

i wouldn't lump the acc in with the sec as much as i would look at the acc on a case-by-case basis. teams like fsu, clemson, miami and then unc and vatech to a lesser extent produce nfl talent on a consistent basis. the acc as a whole does not whereas you can look at any sec team, save for vandy/kentucky, and you are constantly seeing nfl talent. i would agree with the overall point of best players being from the southeast, though

i wouldn't lump the acc in with the sec as much as i would look at the acc on a case-by-case basis. teams like fsu, clemson, miami and then unc and vatech to a lesser extent produce nfl talent on a consistent basis. the acc as a whole does not whereas you can look at any sec team, save for vandy/kentucky, and you are constantly seeing nfl talent. i would agree with the overall point of best players being from the southeast, though

The point is over the last 4 years (more or less when ESPN really started covering recruiting) that the SEC is #1 (by far), with the ACC checking in at #2. Pitt, Louisville, and Syracuse will help add to those numbers going forward, more so Pitt and UL. I just don't get how ESPN can be called biased when the facts back up the rankings.

But the overarching point was that ESPN is perceived to have a heavy bias towards the Southeast, when the reality is the two conferences situated in the Southeast and whom primarily recruit in the Southeast produce more NFL players than any other conference. Henceforth ESPN isn't as much biased as just correct in the assessment that the top players in the country by and large come from the Southeast.

Nobody in the world is arguing that, it's just incredibly dumb that you say "the two conferences situated in the Southeast" as if this has ANYTHING to do with the ACC, a conference that is lightyears behind the SEC and perpetually loses to Big East schools like it's their job.

If anything, the narrow gap between the ACC and the B1G/Pac-12 in terms of producing NFL talent shows how consistently underacheiving programs like Clemson, FSU, Miami, and UNC are.

another thing that people fail to consider here. With SEC schools being more liberal in the flow of prospects on average than other conferences they actually have more prospects to potentially get to the nfl.

for instance last year (using rivals) the sec schools took on average 24.9 kids

for the b1g: 20.7
ACC: 19.8
big 12: 22.7

well you get the point, and if anyone feels last year is not representative of the recent history they are free to calculate

another thing that people fail to consider here. With SEC schools being more liberal in the flow of prospects on average than other conferences they actually have more prospects to potentially get to the nfl.

for instance last year (using rivals) the sec schools took on average 24.9 kids

for the b1g: 20.7
ACC: 19.8
big 12: 22.7

well you get the point, and if anyone feels last year is not representative of the recent history they are free to calculate

Fun Facts: according to 247 Sports:
Tennessee moves up to 2nd in the rankings.
SEC has 4 of the top 5 team rankings, and 9 of the top 20 (ACC is 2nd, with 5-6 of the top 20, depends on your opinion on Louisville)

NC State's 22 is the most recruits for a team so far (as much as the bottom 10 teams combined, though to be fair, the bottom 7 have 1 recruit each)

FSU picks up a commitment from 3* RB Jonathan Vickers from Tallahassee. Funny he is a composite 3* with his offer list that includes Alabama, Notre Dame, Stanford, Clemson, Wisconsin, and Louisville. I'd guess come the final rankings he's a consensus 4*.

FSU picks up a commitment from 3* RB Jonathan Vickers from Tallahassee. Funny he is a composite 3* with his offer list that includes Alabama, Notre Dame, Stanford, Clemson, Wisconsin, and Louisville. I'd guess come the final rankings he's a consensus 4*.

With that kind of offer list, I'm assuming grades might be suspect or simply just the injury concern?

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